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Posted: Sep 14, 2016

Houston Firefighters Claim Broken Fire Apparatus Risk Lives

Houston firefighters say they are being forced to use broken equipment while fighting fires in our city and it is endangering lives. Alvin White, the president of the Houston Professional Firefighters Union, made the statement to Channel 2 Investigates on Tuesday. "This is not acceptable. We do not like it,” White said.
A fire truck at station 74 has water leaking from it at about a gallon a minute and requires a hose to be connected when the engine isn’t in use, White said. The engine, which Channel 2 observed leaking, could be out of water when it is needed for a fire if the hose wasn’t connected except during runs, he said.

In another example, firefighters snapped a photo of a 2x4 being used at an angle to keep an overhead radio in place.

A photo given to Channel 2 shows how firefighters used duct tape to fix an air-conditioning problem overhead in a different truck. Tape goes for several feet overhead around air-conditioning vents.

“They had the duct tape around there to hold those vents in place and to cut down on the water condensation from the units,” White said.

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Posted: Sep 14, 2016

Park Hills (MO) Shows Off New Fire Apparatus

Meeting in regular session on Tuesday night, Mayor David Easter started things off by announcing that those present would be able to see the city's new fire truck during the meeting. Part of way through the proceedings, Easter declared a short recess so that council members could go outside and take a look at the recently delivered truck.
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Posted: Sep 14, 2016

Fire Apparatus Drives into Beam, Takes Down Roof at Upstate New York Fire Station

An Upstate New York fire company didn't have to travel far to respond to an emergency Tuesday afternoon: their own firehouse roof collapsed after their own fire truck struck a beam.
Rock Hill Fire Chief Kris Gwiozdowski told the Times Herald-Record that a fire company member was pulling a fire truck out at around 4 p.m. to get ready for a parade on Saturday. As the truck was moving forward out of the bay when it hit a support beam, causing the roof to collapse.

Gwiozdowski said the accident left two bays out of service. A contractor quickly arrived, and the company got the fire police vehicle, the second vehicle that was in the bay, safely out. Neither of the vehicles was damaged and the company remained in service throughout the night.

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Posted: Sep 14, 2016

Mukilteo Fire Department hires firefighter from Fire District 4

The Mukilteo Fire Department has welcomed a new firefighter. Jacob Taylor, of Lake Stevens, was sworn in as an officer by Mayor Jennifer Gregerson on Sept. 6. He was hired by Fire Chief Chris Alexander. Taylor was most recently a volunteer and then part-time firefighter and emergency medical technician for the Snohomish County Fire District 4, for which he served three years.
- PUB DATE: 9/14/2016 1:17:05 PM - SOURCE: Mukilteo Beacon
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Posted: Sep 14, 2016

Honeywell, DuPont to Sponsor 20 Scholarships for FDIC International 2017

LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill—Honeywell and DuPont Kevlar recently announced that applications are now being accepted to award 20 outstanding firefighters, EMS, and hazmat responders with expenses-paid scholarships to attend FDIC International 2017. Candidates must be nominated by a fellow firefighter or departmental peer. For further details and applications, visit the FDIC Web site at: http://landing.penngage.com/honeywell-fdic-2017-scholarship.

“The FDIC scholarship program, sponsored annually by Honeywell First Responder, provides firefighters with life-saving tools and training that they can take back to their communities,” says Bobby Halton, FDIC International Education Director. “Thanks to Honeywell’s and DuPont’s generosity, dozens of talented and dedicated firefighters have had the opportunity to expand their circle of brothers and sisters and to impact their departments’ ability to save lives and protect firefighters.”

FDIC International is the largest and most important North American firefighter training event and tradeshow in the fire service industry with more than 32,000 attending the 2016 event. Hosted every year in Indianapolis, Indiana, the FDIC International 2017 event will take place April 24-29.

The scholarship is available to residents of the United States and Canada only, and career and volunteer firefighters, EMS, and hazmat personnel are eligible. Examples for consideration: extensive or superior work in his/her role within the fire department; distinguished leadership; remarkable devotion to the community or crisis management; helping up-and-coming members of the firefighting profession; and a history of attending training seminars/classes and implementing best practices from his/her training that benefit the department.

For more information, visit http://landing.penngage.com/honeywell-fdic-2017-scholarship.

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